TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Why young people do not kill themselves: the Reasons for Living Inventory for adolescents
JO  - Journal of clinical child psychology
A1  - Gutierrez, Peter M.
A1  - Osman, A.
A1  - Kopper, B. A.
A1  - Barrios, Francisco X.
SP  - 177
EP  - 187
VL  - 29
IS  - 2
N2  - Assessed the reliability, validity, and predictive power of a new measure, the Reasons for Living Inventory for Adolescents (RFL-A; Osman et al., 1998). A group of 206 (101 boys and 105 girls) adolescent psychiatric inpatients completed the RFL-A, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory for Adolescents (Butcher et al., 1992), and a packet of self-report measures. Additional information about the patients including diagnosis and suicide status were obtained from their medical records. It was determined that the RFL-A is a valid and reliable measure of adolescent suicide risk potential. Additionally, the RFL-A possesses better predictive power than the Beck Hopelessness Scale (Beck, Weissman, Lester, & Trexler, 1974). A discussion of the clinical and research utility of the RFL-A is included along with suggestions for future research.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0047-228X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/S15374424jccp2902_4
ID  - ref1
ER  -